MALADROIT

Question:  Is the word "Enigma", an enigma?

MALADROIT

Pronounced:

Mal-ah-droyt

Synonyms:

Clumsy; unskilled; inept

Definition:

Handling something with poor skill.

Sentence:

His maladroit handling of the pencil, made him throw the drawing in the trash.

Memory Trick:

Mal - adroit

Mal (reminds of) mal or bad

Adroit (reminds of) adroit or being skilled

You are mal adroit when you are clumsy.

MAL ADROIT

Answer:  It is, if you did not know what Enigma means. An enigma is a riddle. "The pyramids are an enigma. No one knows how they were made."

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